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Video poker in online poker is an excellent game to learn due to the many variants that continue to develop. Different online software developers offer video poker games that only differ slightly. Cryptologic is best famous for both its branded slot games and its perfect cost offered in video poker. The video poker games there are divided into three categories:Over Poker, Bonus Video Poker and Video Poker. The Video Poker category,which offers the staple games,is also the subject of this article.
The mechanism of placing the wager is the most important fact that requires understanding. Cryptologic does not have separate video poker games for different number of hands. It allows players to select the desired number of hands from within the game. And this selection can be altered after each set of hands is played out. The number of hands varies from 1 to 100 in selected stops. The next choice is the coin size. This varies from 0.10 to 20.00 credits in the currency of choice. The final parameter is the number of coins. This varies from 1 to 5. As is usual with video poker games the payout for Royal Flush with 5 coins wagered is 800 to 1 as against 500 to 1 in other cases. The total amount wagered per game is the product of the three selections made and is displayed in the Total Bet cell.Before activating the game players ,like someone plays online poker games must exercise their choices in the options provided. There are three game speeds to choose from.
The fastest speed dispenses with card animations and exposes all cards instantaneously. This is very useful when playing multi hand games, especially with 25 hands or more. But in the single hand games some players will like the suspense of cards being exposed one at a time. They can select the slowest of the three speeds. Another useful feature is the Auto Hold. The cards that should be marked hold are automatically done so. This may spoil the fun for the expert video poker aficionado but is a boon for new players. The Cryptologic software does not impose this feature on the players. Those who wish to wager without its assistance can disable it. The voices and sound effects can also be enabled or disabled from the Settings button.There are no voices in the Video Poker games and therefore this option is immaterial.The sound effects are unobtrusive, but to enable or disable them is an individual call. Players must remember that the choices made through the Settings button apply across all games,like in Party Poker.
What's more,Cryptologic has developed a series of video poker games that parallel the traditional standard. The first is known as Bonus Video Poker which has the same rules as the regular version except the discarded cards are placed back into the deck which is shuffled prior to dealing replacement cards. This is a disadvantage to players as they can potentially be dealt the same cards they just discarded.To compensate for this disadvantage, Bonus Video Poker pays a bonus if the player receives the same card they rejected. The bonus payout is a percent of the total amount wagered. The percentage varies per casino but is typically between 15% and 21%.
